Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Unwind, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Inequality, Injustice, and the Law
Anger, Violence, and Radicalization
Activism, Compassion, and Atonement
Morality and Perspective
Summary
Analysis
Unwinding is a “secret medical ritual.” No one besides the doctors who perform this procedure knows how it’s done. To “unwind the unwanted,” it takes six teams of two doctors, nine assistants, four nurses, and three hours.
Knowing that unwinding is a secret, complicated, and labor-intensive process gives the reader a bit more insight into just how serious of a practice it is. The inner workings of unwinding are clearly kept under wraps for a reason—if the public had more knowledge of the procedure, they might be more inclined to see it as immoral.
Themes
